POLI 319 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Latin American Wars Of Independence, Bartolomé De Las Casas, Haitian Revolution
27 Feb 2018
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Poli 319: colonization origins of the state. January 12th, 2018: expedition made landfall in san salvador (presented by bahamas, taino indians received him warmly (he called them indians) "so tractable, so peaceful are these people that i swear to you r majesties there is not in the world a better nation they should be made to work, sow and do all that is necessary" to the king and. Queen of spain 1942: most were wiped out completely, few decades after conquest --> diseases + effects of slavery, de-centralized command. Pre-columbian civilizations: mayans had written language and advanced architecture, math and astronomy, extensive commerce links with neighboring civilizations, never had a lack of geopolitical situation: had commerce diplomacy between various civilizations for centuries. Pre-columbian peru: outnumbered by the indigenous people though still won the encounters and succeeded in establishing societies, firearms. Inca empire was an advanced society concerning architecture and commerce - rivaled what was in.
